- Rosetta Stone, the
- Ro|set|ta Stone, the [ rou`zetə ,stoun ] nouna discovery that makes it possible for people to understand something that was previously secret or impossible to know
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Rosetta Stone, The — This one meter (1.094 yards) high slab of black basalt, made in 196 BC, shows the same decree honoring Ptolemy V inscribed in Egyptian hieroglyphics, Demotic Egyptian and Greek. It was this stone that led to the eventual deciphering of the… … The writer's dictionary of science fiction, fantasy, horror and mythology
(the) Rosetta Stone — the Rosetta Stone UK [rəʊˈzetə ˌstəʊn] US [roʊˈzetə ˌstoʊn] noun Etymology From a stone found in Egypt that contained the same information written in three different languages. a discovery that makes it possible for people to understand something … Useful english dictionary
Rosetta Stone — For other uses, see Rosetta Stone (disambiguation). The Rosetta Stone in the British Museum The Rosetta Stone is an ancient Egyptian granodiorite stele … Wikipedia
Rosetta Stone (software) — Rosetta Stone Arabic language edition of Rosetta Stone Original author(s) … Wikipedia
Rosetta Stone (band) — Rosetta Stone were a UK based band formed in the mid/late 1980s by Porl King (guitar/vocals/keyboards) and Karl North (bass), plus their drum machine and synthesiser rack nicknamed Madame Razor . The band were named after the Rosetta Stone, an… … Wikipedia
Rosetta Stone (disambiguation) — Rosetta Stone may refer to: * The Rosetta Stone, a granite stone found in the Egyptian city of Rosetta that was crucial to the deciphering of Egyptian hieroglyphs * Rosetta Stone (band), a British gothic rock band formed in 1988 * Rosetta Stone… … Wikipedia
Rosetta Stone (1970s band) — Rosetta Stone was a British pop/rock band which included the ex guitarist of the Bay City Rollers, Ian Mitchell. The group released two albums and one EP before dissolving in 1984.The genesis of Rosetta Stone came in 1973, as childhood friends… … Wikipedia
Rosetta Stone — discovered 1798 at Rosetta, Egypt; now in British Museum. Dating to 2c. B.C.E., its trilingual inscription helped Jean François Champollion decipher Egyptian demotic and hieroglyphics in 1822, which opened the way to study of all early Egyptian… … Etymology dictionary
Rosetta stone — [rō zet′ə] n. a tablet of gray granite found in 1799 at Rosetta, a town in Egypt: because it bore parallel inscriptions in Greek and in ancient Egyptian demotic and hieroglyphic characters, it provided a key to the deciphering of ancient Egyptian … English World dictionary
Rosetta Stone — Эта статья о музыкальном коллективе. О программе для изучения иностранных языков см. Rosetta Stone (программа). Rosetta Stone Жанры готик рок Годы … Википедия
